18.203
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.203
श्रोतव्यादि तवेत्येतद् विरुद्धं कथमुच्यते
śrotavyādi tavety etad viruddhaṃ katham ucyate
The line
In śrotavyāda (श्रोतव्याद), of of you thus, this, a contradictory reason, how, is said.
Where it sits
In Upadeśasāhasrī (उपदेशसाहस्री), prakaraṇa (प्रकरण) 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि). That thou art. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: śrotavyādi (श्रोतव्यादि) + tava (तव) + ity (इत्य्) + etad (एतद्) + viruddhaṃ (विरुद्धं) + katham (कथम्) + ucyate (उच्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| śrotavyādi (श्रोतव्यादि) | locative singular, or nominative singular | śrotavyāda (श्रोतव्याद) |
| tava (तव) | genitive singular | of you |
| ity (इत्य्) | indeclinable | thus. iti before a vowel |
| etad (एतद्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | this |
| viruddhaṃ (विरुद्धं) | accusative singular, masculine | a contradictory reason |
| katham (कथम्) | indeclinable | how |
| ucyate (उच्यते) | present, third person singular | is said |
The phrases
śrotavyādi (श्रोतव्यादि) is śrotavyāda (श्रोतव्याद). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. tava (तव) is of you. It stands as genitive singular. ity (इत्य्) is thus. iti before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins it on as tavety. etad (एतद्) is this. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
viruddhaṃ (विरुद्धं) is a contradictory reason. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. katham (कथम्) is how. It stands as indeclinable. ucyate (उच्यते) is is said. It stands as present, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
śrotavyādi (श्रोतव्यादि) is locative singular, or nominative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line joins it on as tavety.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss śrotavyādi (श्रोतव्यादि) and tava (तव).